Word Meaning 片棒担ぎ

かたぼうかつぎ kataboukatsugi

片棒担ぎ is read as かたぼうかつぎ (kataboukatsugi) and means partner (in crime).

Meaning

English

partner (in crime)
accomplice
taking part (in a crime)
participation

Reading

Kana

かたぼうかつぎ

Romaji

kataboukatsugi

Writing Variants

片棒かつぎ かたぼうかつぎ kataboukatsugi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 132224 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

片棒を担ぐ

かたぼうをかつぐ

to take part in (usu. something bad)

片棒

かたぼう

front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people)

お先棒を担ぐ

おさきぼうをかつぐ

to be a willing cats-paw

担ぎ棒

かつぎぼう

carrying poles (palanquin, portable shrine)

片手

かたて

one hand

片方

かたほう

one (of a pair)

片道

かたみち

one-way (trip)

片側

かたがわ

one side

片思い

かたおもい

unrequited love

片付ける

かたづける

to marry off (e.g. a daughter)

片付く

かたづく

to be finished

片言

かたこと

prattle